Doing what he oughter

An American bullfrog, actually… and the largest frog species in North America.

They’re nocturnal predators and will ambush and eat just about anything they can fit in their mouths, including insects, mice, fish, birds and snakes. They sit quietly and wait for prey to pass by, then lunge with their powerful hind legs, mouths open wide. Who knew?

We see quite a few during the summer months along the banks of our irrigation ditch. Don enjoys driving me mad each time we spot one by singing this little tune.

There’s a little green frog (glumph)
Swimming in the water.
A little green frog (glumph)
Doing what he oughter.
He jumped right off of the lily pad
The little duck bit.
And he said “I’m glad,
I’m a little green frog,
Swimming in the water,
Glumph, Glumph, Glumph.”

And isn’t it interesting how his head is so much brighter than the rest of his body? I’m still wondering if that has anything to do with the fact that his body probably spends a lot of time submerged under water.

He is a beauty! When I was a kid we had an enormous soft and squishy toad living in the backyard – he/she lived mostly in the dog’s food dish, an old metal skillet missing the handle. But every day Old Toad would be sitting in the leftovers!!! I’ll handle a frog over a toad any day.

And yes – I’m humming now, thank you very much. I wish I could say it was Jeremiah, but I’m humming the little white duck song – have been trying to memorize the lines again so I can croak to my baby grandson when I see him this weekend!!!